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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-01
Modern Methuselahs.

Mrs. Sarah Pierce, of Madison
county, n. g., died March Sth, aged
90. She was never sick a day, and
never took dose of medicine until
within a few days of her death.
Aunt Julie Taylor, who died re-
Gently in ST. Louis, claimed to be Ill
years old. She was undoubtedly a
centenarian, for daughter who sur
wives her is very old woman.
Obediah Vincent, an inmate of the
Cumberland county, Qll.) Poorhouse,
was born in Kentucky in 1867, and is
consequently l20 years old. His form
is bent nearly double, he is blind, and
YET until few weeks ago he was able
u do enough work to keep him out
of the poorhouse.
The Chesterfield Is. O. Adcertiser
says: "Mrs. Patsey Nelson, of Cole
Hill township, is l07 years old. She
reared IL children, has 76 grandchild-
ren, SO great-grandchildren and az
children of the fourth generation.
She now is very i'll, and is expected to
live but short while"
Mrs. Priscilla Goodsell, of Norwald,
celebrated her 100 birthday at the res
idence of her son recently, and large
number of relatives and friends were
present. She belongs to a family not
ed for their longevity. Her grand
father died at the age of l0l, and her
father lived to be very old.
Mrs. Magdalen Boggs, of Milton,
Ind, is the Oldest person in Wayne
county, having been born over lO3
years ago in Pennsylvania, She bore
IL children, and has 46 grandchildren,
90 great grandchildren, and ~ great
great grandchildren. She is still
vigorous, and knits and makes patch
work without the aid of glasses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-01
Was This Mind Reading ?
NO TROUBLE WOULD HAPPEN 10 A
YOUNG MAN.


A [Boston1 gentleman recently re-
lated an experience which he did not
seem to regard as either enjoyable or
amusing, bnt which he was willing TO
own was curious He went with
friend to call on young lady who is
famous in her particular circle for her
powers of mind reading, and the re.
mark with which his introduction was
acknowledged was;
81 am very happy to meet YOU Mr..
A, you will be wiser not to 60"
He regarded the young woman with
a look of dazed amazement, and re-
flected that as he had mentioned to no
living being the fact that he was con-
sidering the wisdom of removing to
Chicago to engage 10 business, nobody
could have given his hostess hint to
speak in this manner.
"Why mott" he stammered; and then
before he could speak, he added 81
am sure / do not know what you
mean"
The lady smiled serenely and mo-
toned to a chair.
'Please be seated" she said. Then
turning again toward Mr.. A. with the
air of enjoying his bewilderment, she
went on: "You are so heartily out of
conceit with Chicago, and you are so
fond of the East, that yon wouldn't
stay. You would only force yourself
to hold on until you were well estab-
lished, and by that time you would
have worn out your endurance and
would give up everything TO come
back"
snow I'd said that TO myself hun
dred umes," Mr. A. commented, in
relating the incident, "But how in the
world did she knowl felt as if my
whole back bone were creeping up to
hide under my shirt collar; and for my
part | think it was horribly imperti-
nent of her to spring that kind of
thing on me the first minute | set eyes
on her. Anyway it was deucedly un-
pleasant
He was 80 overcome by this receipt
ion that he did not recover his self
possession during the entire call.
"And there X. sat-" he further un-
burdened his soul to me, apparently
thinking it the best joke in the world.
Heavens He's going to marry her,
and when he comes back at night
she'll tell him how many glasses of
punch he has drunk, and all about the
girl he admired in the horse car.
Deucedly pleasant time he'll have.
Fancy living in the house with wo-
man who knows what you think as
well as you do yourself. Why, Id
rather break stones on the street !!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-01
She Didn't Refuse.

A woman who keeps boarding
house on Larned street called at police
headquarters yesterday, to complain
that gentleman boarder had skipped
her house leaving bill unpaid.
"He owes me about forty dollars
and | want him caught she added.
"What kind of a person was he I"
asked the Sergeant.
"Well, the day before he went away
he offered to marry me to settle the
bill. You can judge what cheek he
has"
sand you refused =
Yes-no-no, l didn't 1" she ex-
claimed, as she blushed clear back TO
her ears. "It was all settled that we
should be married, and that's one rea-
son why I'll pursue him to the ends of
the earth. A man who'll jump a board
bill and a marriage engagement, too,
is an outlaw who should be locked up"
Detroit Free Press
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-01
Sore Eyes


The eyes are always in sympathy with
the body, and afford an excellent index
of its condition. When the eyes become
weak, and the lids infiamed and sore, it
is an evidence that the system has
become disordered by Scrofula, for
which Ayers Sarsaparilla is the best
known remedy.
Scrofula, which produced painful in
HaHmatiOn i'll my eyes, caused me much
suffering for a number of years. By tho
advice OF a physician commenced taking
Ayers Sars1parlla After using this
medicine short time | was completely
Cured
Ny eyes are now in a splendid condi-
ton, and am as well and strong as ever.
Mrs. William Gage, Concord, N. II.
Tor number of years l was troubled
with hunor in my eyes, and was unable
to obtain any relief until | commenced
using Ayers Sarsaparila. This medi-
cine has effected complete cure, and L
believe it to be the best of blood puri-
fers. &C. f. Upton. Nashua, n. ii.
From Childhood and until with few
months, have been afflicted with Weak
and Sore Eyes. / have used for these
complaints, with beneficial results,
Ayers Sarsaparilla, and consider it %
great blood purifier. - Mrs. c. Phillips,
Glover, VI.
/ suffered for a year with inhamma-
ton in my left eye. Three ulcers formed
on the ball, doprlying me of sight, and
causing great pain. After trying many
other remedies, TO no purpose, was final
ly induced to use Ayers Sarsaparilla.
BY Taking
three bottles of this medicine I have been
entirely cured. My sight has been re-
stored, and there is no sign of inhamma-
ton, sore, or ulcer in my eye. = Kendall
T. Bowen, Sugar Tree Ridge, Ohio.
My daughter, ten years old, was afflict-
ed with Scrofulous Sore Eyes. During
the last two years she never saw light Of
any kind. Physicians of the highest
standing eXerted their skill, but with no
permanent success. On the recommen-
dation Of friend purchased hottie of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, which my daughter
commenced taking, Before she had used
the third bottle her sight was restored,
Her cure is complete. - w. Il. Suther-
land, Evangelist, Shelby City, Ky.
Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Prepared by Dr,J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, o.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-04-01

A fashion magazine says "The new
pocket books are long and slender, y
We don't know anything about the
length of them, but Oh the slender
proportions we claim to be authority.
-Neao Haven Nsos.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
THE EXCURSION SEASON.

The Elm CIty'S Sunday BxcursfOns-
 The Messengers Trips Sunday
 School Excursions.
 Next Sunday the steamer Elm City will commence to make regular trips to New York, leaving Belle dock at 10 8. m. These Sunday excursions to the metropolis last summer were very popular and will no doubt be equally appreciated by the public this season.
 For the season commencing with yesterday the fare for the round trip on the steamer Messenger to Lighthouse Point and Stiles Park will be twenty-five cents; for either way 15c. The Messenger carried many yester- day to Stiles Park
 To-day the St. Johns Episcopal church, State street, this city, picnic at Pawson Park. The boat leaves Belle dock at 10:30 and 2:3O.
 About three hundred and fifty members of the College street Congregational church and Sunday school picnicked yesterday at Pawson Park.
 The St. Patrick's Y. Nj. L. association will give grand excursion to New York and Coney Island on Wednesday, August TO- The excursions given by this society are al- ways very popular.
 The grand union picnic of the St. John street M. E. church, this city, and the Meth dist, Congregational and Episcopal churches of West Haven at High Rock yesterday was big success despite the heat. About seven hundred people attended. There were 8 number of interesting tub, sack and other races at the grove, all heartily enjoyed. Everybody had good time. The committee having the affair in charge was composed of William F. Damn, William E. Camp, E. F. Bement, s. M. Munson and J. E. Northrop for the New Haven folks, and George Beebe, Fred Ives, w. H. Moulthrop, Howard Thompson, Albert c. Coe and B. F. Humphrey for the suburbans. Valuable as- sistance was also given by the pastors, Rev. l. M Foster of St. John street church, Dr. M Squires of the Congregational church, Dr. E. L. Thorp of the Methodist and Rector Hobart B. Whitney of Christ church.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
Mexican War Veteran.

The wonderful efficacy of Swift,s Specific as O remedy and cure for rheumatism and all blood dis eases has never had more conspicuous illustration emphatic testimony given by the venerable gentle must be accepted as convincing and conclusive. The writer is prominent citizen of Misstssippt The gentleman to whom Mir. Martin refers, and to whom is indebted for the advice to which he owes his final relief from years of suffering, Is Mr. King for many the popular night clerk of the Lawrence House, at Jackson.
 JACKSON. Miss, April 2s. 1887. ! THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga.:
 Ge7ltEenen-I have been an invalid pensioner for forty years, having contracted pulmonary and other diseases in the Mexican War; but not till the 1st or March, 1875, did feel any symptoms of rheumatism. On that day was suddenly stricken with tSat dis ease in both hips and ankles. For twenty days walked on crutches. Then the pain was less violent S s @ so oa ESE UsR 6a the ns Psn neTsT e1t ms hor 1875. when was first attacked. to October T. isss. tense suffering tried i1numerable prescriptions sES% yfSHs b Sn ss sia s benefit from any medicine taken internally or sx- first Of September, made arrangements to go to the other remsdX, when fsecidentaily met aS 9Id as Sf ths city He had Once Seen @ great sufferer fro@ rheumatism, and, as I supposed, had been cured by a visit to Hot Springs. But when met him he he found relief On his return from Hot Springs he heard for the 6rst t1me of the s. S. s. remedy for rheumatism. He tried 1t and six bottles made he has had no return Of the disease: ','O'' ON' immediately returned to try 1t. In September took four bottIea and by the first of October was well-as far as the rheumatism was concerned. All pain had disappeared, and HAVE NOT FELT A rwINaE SINCE.
 I have no interest in making this statement other than the hope that 1t may direct other sufferer to sure source of relief and if 1t has this result am well rewarded for my trouble. am very re-
 J. M. H. MARrM For sale by all druggists. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
 THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,,
 Drawer g. Atlanta, Ga
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
Real Estate Changes.

The following are the real estate changes which have been recorded at the town clerks office within the past few days:
 Henry T. Blake, executor of the estate of the late Maria Perit, to Jane T. Hotchklss, wife of President Henry L. Hotchkiss of the L.. Candee Rubber company, 157 feet on Hillhouse avenue, with buildings thereon, being the Pelatiah Perit mansion and grounds, which Mir. Hotchkiss is now improving and putting in fine order.
 Dean Cobb to Charles T. Weed, 57 feet on Hudson street, with buildings thereon.
 John Mcguire to John F. Mcguire, two pieces of land on Franklin street, fronting 35 and 37 feet, with buildings thereon.
 Emma Sonnenberg to William Schollhorn and Julius Berbecker. 124 feet and inches on Wooster street, with buildings thereon.
 Charles W. Watrous, of Waterbury, to Henry R. Tryon, of Hartford. 23 feet on Chapel street, with buildings thereon.
 Henry R. Tryon, of Hartford, to Kate A. Watrous, of Waterbury, 29 feet on Chapel street, with buildings thereon. James Gardiner Clark of Orange, the con- veyancer on Church street, to Hon. Thomas Sanford. of Bedding, 50 feet on State street, with buildings thereon.
 Massena Clark to John Creighton, 46 feet on Wilson street.
 Edward Malley to F. J. Fuller of Quincy, Mass, 121 feet on Greenwood street.
 Roger Maher of No. IF Market street is making several improvements on his house which will much improve it.
 MT. Costello, the grocer, has the cellar ex- cavated for the erection of a new house on Mechanic street, near State street.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
STATE CORRESPONDENTS.
GufIfOFd.

GUILFoRD, July S.-Miss Katie Seward,
 recently teacher in the Boston street school,
 will in short time go to Utah, where she
 will engage in teaching in @ town not far
 from the home of her brother, Rev. Arthur
 Seward.
 Mr. Cotrell, the superintendent of the can-
 ming shop, has arrived in town and the work
 of moving the boiler out of the present
 building, of receiving another boiler and
 otherwise increasing the capacity of the
 plant is fairly under way.
 There is said to be one-third more toma- toes growing in Guilford than in any one
 previous year and the crop is looking we'll better than usual
 Members of Parmelee post, G. A. R., pie nicked at Quonepaug Lake in North Guilford on July 4.
 The last was the most quiet Fourth of July Guilford has experienced in many years.
 Bishop Williams visited Christ Episcopal church last Wednesday evening, preached an excellent discourse from St. John 16-vii and viii and confirmed a class of eleven. The warm weather has brought an unusu- al number of summer visitors to the seaside thus early in the season. The railroad commissioners. railroad off, ciais and the Guilford town officials met at the Sachem's Head crossing of the Shore Line division of the Consolidated road on June 2S, for the purpose of devising ways and means of avoiding the above named dan
 gerous grade crossing, adjourned to meet again at East River station July 2, when the subject was again deferred to July 27, pend ' ing more thorough surveys. The railroad officials propose 6 bridge west of the present crossing at an estimated cost of $6,S00 and the town proposes to go under the track 8 little to the eastward of said crossing at much less expense. The Consolidated road has purchased 8
 strip of land south of and to the eastward of the railroad station that will undoubtedly be
 used in making contemplated improvements at said station.
 Mrs. M. M. Hall of Ansonia, Ct., is visit l ing her sister, Mrs w. E. Pratt, at the lat ter's summer residence at Sachem's Head.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
n.Iaf of Patents.

List of patents issued from the U. S. Patent of flee for the week ending July B. 1884, for the State of Connecticut, furnished us from the office Of John E. Earle. solicitor of patents. New Haven, Conn.,:
 H. Adams, Rockville, finishing mixture for cotton
 L. F. Adt, Waterbury, photographic printing frame.
 F Armstrong; Bridgeport, carter.
 S. Beatty aSsgnor to T. S. Vanderhoef, Nor walk, pressing straw hats.
 Same, machine for pressing straw hats.
 w F. Brooks and A. v. Abercrombie, Bridgeport, and s. W. Houghton, ,cording attachment for sewing machine
 J. N. Brown, New London, vehicle gear.
 A. s. Brouillard, Bristol, line hitching service.
 c. Copeland, Seymour, let-oH mechanism Tor looms for weaving double pile fabrics.
 R. D. Dow, Hartford, broom hanger.
 H. c. Edgerton, Danbury, obtaining hydrogen from water gas.
 G. A. Fairfield, Hartford, assignor to American Writing Machine Co.,, type writing machine. A. Tales, Rockfall, carpenters gage.
 w. H. HonisS, Hartford, assignor to F. w. Lein- bach and O. A. Wolfe, manufacture of paper tub ing.
 H. Kellogg, New Haven, folding reel for harvest w. Lyman Middlefeld, sight for firearms. 0. Maschmeyer. assgnor to S. Miller & Co.,, Meri- den, lamp standard.
 J. c. Nichols, Putnam, steam generator.
 s. c. Palmer, assignor to E. M. Palmer, South Norwalk, hat sizing machine.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
Our Little Grandchild. CIeansed, Purified and BeautIf1ed by
 the Cuticura Remedies.

It affords me pleasure to give you this report of the cure of our little grandchild by your CUrIcURA REMEDIES. When six months old his left hand be- gan to swell and had every appearance Of large boil We pouticed it, but all to no purpose. About five months after it became running sore: Soon other sores formed. He then had two Of them on each hand and as his blood became more and more impure it took less time for them to break out: A sore came the chin, beneath the under lip, which was very offensive. His head was one solid scab, discharging great deal. This was his condition at twenty two months old when undertook the care of him, his mother having died when he was little more than year old of consumption (scrofua Of up if he fell down and could not move when in bed having no use of his hands. I immediately com menced with the Cuticura Remedies, using the Cuticura and Cuticura Soap freely and when he had taken one bottle of the Cuticra Resolvent his head was completely cured and he was improved in every way. We were very much encouraged and con- tinued the use of the Remedies for year and a half One sore after another healed, a bony matter forming each of these five deep just be- fore healing, which would finally grow loose and were taken out; then they would heal rapidly. One of these ugly bone formations I preserved. After taking dozen and half bottles he was complete ly cured and is now, at the age of six years, a must always remain; his hands are strong, though we once feared he would never be able to use them All that physicians did for him did him no good. All who saw the child before using the Cuticura Reme dies and see the child now consider it wonderful cure If the above facts are of any to you, you are at liberty to use them. MRS. F. s. DRIGGS,
 May 8, 1885. 612 E. Clay St.. Bloomington, Ill
 The child was really in worse condition than he appeared to his grandmother, who, being with him every day became accustomed to the disease.
 MAGGIE HOPPING.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
Florida to the Front.

Considerable interest was appar ent at
 Somers' fruit depot on Church street yester-
 day, the center of attraction being the sale of consignment of Florida oranges, which
 was being rapidly taken at ten cents each or $1 20 dozen, the highest price ever known. They were fine oranges, and on inquiry it was found that tLey were of last years crop of Floridas and had been preserved by the harmless chemical process invented by the distinguished New Haven inventor MT. Sam uel J. Hoggson, whose inventive genius has
 produced so many proofs of rare endowment in this field of enterprise. Florida oranges in July-this was enough to excite wonder
 and astonishment and never was heard Of
 before iis this part of the world. The
 Floridas 1ally disappear and go, presum-
 ably "wh the woodbine twineth," before
 the season of Apri's showers be-
 gins. But here were large, fine, per
 feet oranges. But the proof of the
 pudding is in the eating so we tried one,
 and several other gentlemen made trial of
 their quality and found them delicious and luscious-perfect in taste and quality, as well as outside appearance. These oranges were from Spring Grove, Lake George, on the St. Johns, and are portion of lot pre- Served by MT. Hoggson last winter directly upon his return from Florida, and purchased from the same dealer who now sells them, and it was the verdict of all that these oranges are demonstration of the perfect and unqualified success of the in- vention, an invention of such paramount importance to the financial interests of Flori- da, as, according to eminent authorities on the subject in that State, one-half of the entire crop of Florida oranges is lost by rot l ting or decay for lack of some means which will enable the growers to control their crop by extending the marketing season and spreading the oranges over larger area of country, and by the growers not being forced { to overwhelm and glut the market with the crop in order to get rid of it in the brief | time in which they are now obliged to mar ket it..
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
The Ladies, Faxorite.

The newest fashion in ladies' hats will doubtless cause futter of pleasurable ex- citement among the fair sex. Ladies are always susceptible to the changes of fash ion plate; and the more startling the de- parture: the more earnest the gossip over the mode. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a positive cure for the ills which afdict fe- males and make their lives miserable This sovereign panacea can be relied on in cases of displacements and all functional derange- ments. It builds up the poor, haggard and dragged-out victim, and gives her renewed hope and fresh lease of life. It is the only medicine for woman's peculiar weaknesses and ailments, sold by druggists under. a positive guarantee from the manufacturers that it will give satisfaction in every case or money refunded. Read printed guarantee on bottls wrapper.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-09
FATR HAVEN.
The Intense Heat-Sunday School Pic nfos-A Mysterious Package of Gun
 powder = Golden Wedding Other

The Intense Heat-Sunday School Pic
 nfos-A Mysterious Package of Gun
 powder = Golden Wedding - Other
 Notes.
 Owing to the intense heat of yesterday the thermometer ranging from S8 to 94 de- grees-a number of workmen were obliged to cease work.
 The First Congregational church and the Grand avenue Baptist church will hold union picnic at High Rock Grove on We'd nesday, July 20. The East Pearl street Methodist church will picnic at the same place on Tuesday, July 10.
 Henry Hulce, of the Heights, represented the Young Peoples Society of Christian En- deavor at the Saratoga convention this week.
 Deacon Rowe and wife are at Saratoga.
 The case of Perry Hoyt, who is charged with injuring horse on the Fourth by ex- ploding package of 6recrackers under him, will come up in the City court to-day.
 A concrete walk is to be laid on Lombard street from Ferry to Front Alvah H. Granniss, the restaurant keeper, has been to New York to attend the funeral of a nephew who was @ prominent railroad man there.
 Ebenezer Horton has been at work in South Manchester for the past week or two putting in fire extinguishers in large fac- | tory at that place. ! The work of improving the interior of the Methodist church has nearly been finished. T. G. w. Jefferson has done the painting. The Hoyt Brothers company will hereafter
 be managed by the Hoyts alone, MT. Town- send, one of the partners, having retired. The City Hotel in Hartford has been pur- | chased by Frederick Bush. Tomorrow Presiding Elder Wardell will visit the Methodist church Sunday school. The new depot will be thrown open to the public to-day.
 Rev. Erastus Blakeslee has not accepted
 his call to become president of the Atlanta
 university.
 Mrs. T. G. W. Jefferson has been serious l ly ill.
 A package of gunpowder weighing fifteen pounds was found under the Quinnipiac en- zine house few days ago. No one knows how it came there.